FYI: Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation?

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my tumblr --- 2009年11月18日 星期三，Social Edge <socialedge@skollfoundation.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Social Edge <socialedge@skollfoundation.org> 主題: Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation? 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2009年11月18日,星期三,上午3:44   November 17, 2009   opportunities DAD Fund/Young Entrepreneurship Programme EdelGive Social Innovation Honours The Unreasonable Institute Competition Social Impact Business Plan Competition Social Enterprise Summit Yale World Fellows Program Skoll:EMERGE Conference & Competition   job listings Saint Andrew’s Refugee Services Strive for College Acumen Fund Community in Action Aspen Institute Skoll Urgent Threats Jenesis Group   blogs Africa's Moment Magogodi Makhene A Clearly Social Economy Rodney Schwartz Creating Confusion Anand Shah Dr. O on Funding Patrick O'Heffernan, Ph.D. The Edge They live on The Edge Forging Ahead Kjerstin Erickson Generating blueEnergy Mathias Craig Global X The X-Interviews I on Poverty Jonathan Lewis Kiva Chronicles Matt Flannery The Learning Curve Dhaval Chadha Let There D.light Sam Goldman Samasourcing Leila Chirayath Janah SVT on Impact Sara Olsen & Brett Galimidi Talking Trash Parag Gupta Untangled Jason Clark   coming soon Amplifying Voices that Need to be Heard Holiday Gift Guide for Social Entrepreneurs 2009   News on The Edge Welcome to the Social Edge update! “Generation Y’s thirst is to create sustainable projects that will continue to affect the lives of those in rural communities for years to come,” writes Saul Garlick, this week’s host. Saul created ThinkImpact to connect American students to rural villages in Africa and alleviate poverty. "There’s no shortage of young people who want to leave home for a year to create something sustainable," he says. "Generation Y is undoubtedly the social innovation generation!" Find out how you can help Gen-Y change the world, then check in with Dr. O who thinks that “Gen-X, Gen-Y and Millennials are all changing the paradigm in philanthropy.” Discover more valuable help on our Youth Social Entrepreneurship page, including wonderful opportunities with Skoll:Emerge, StartingBloc and the Unreasonable Institute. Join Gen-X D.light Design CEO Sam Goldman in a remote Uttar Pradesh village as he introduces the Kiran (“ray of light” in Hindi), a new solar lantern for the BoP: “A 90 year-old man tries the light for a few minutes and slowly reaches into his pocket to lay Rs. 500 on the table…” Speaking of Base of the Pyramid, Dhaval Chadha shares his thoughts on the inherent synergy of potential business opportunities and social impact of market based solutions at the BoP. Talking Trash guest blogger Chris Byrnes agrees: “The rules of entrepreneurship apply more than ever for social enterprises” Kenya-based Kiva Fellow Maia Pelleg writes on transparency in microfinance (“It’s not just for lenders!), while Mathias Craig shares with passion his reaction to “some guy with no particular insight questioning Kiva's integrity and questioning the need for Kiva at all.” Welcome back Jonathan Lewis, the founder of Opportunity Collaboration and MicroCredit Enterprises, and read his passionate comments about “intellectual confusion in the face of withering stupidity in a public policy debate.” Join this Week's Live Discussions Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation “We want to create sustainable projects that will continue to affect lives for years to come,” says ThinkImpact’s Saul Garlick. Can you help Gen-Y become the social innovation generation? What Works in Social Change? What really works when people are striving for social change? Is social entrepreneurship enough to change the world? Join Scott Sherman, Executive Director of the Transformative Action Institute, in the conversation. The Tao of Social Entrepreneurship What generates the flow of enthusiasm and funding? What might weaken or block that flow? Join Charles (Hipbone) Cameron in a conversation on the Tao of Social Entrepreneurship. Women in the Social Economy An excess of testosterone and an absence of diversity have nearly destroyed the western economic system, writes ClearlySo CEO Rod Schwartz. Is it time for a more feminine economy? Inspiring and Encouraging Global Dignity In all our strategies to empower the marginalized, how crucial is dignity –is it a ‘must’ or simply a ‘nice to have’? Join BoPtimist Parag Gupta in the conversation. Do you have suggestions for Social Edge or for this newsletter? Send us feedback. Hope to see you on The Edge and on Twitter @socialedge! Victor d’Allant Executive Director, Social Edge 250 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Sent to incubator.hou@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Forward to a Friend

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